The Portland daily press., 1887-05-27
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR

Belle Boyd, the famous Confederate spy
| is running an orange grove in Florida, and
Is In comfortable circumstances.
| Gen. Abram S. Duryea, the old Zouaye
commander, had stroke Of paralysis at his
Office in the Bennett Building, New York.
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. U. S. Grant has just received another
large check from the publishers of "Gen.
Grants Memoirs" making 1894, 459, SO far
received by her.
Ten years ago Edwin Booth was a bank
ru2t Now he is a rich man-rcher than
ever before. His tour this season has been
| one continued triumph, and is said to have
netted him the enormous sum of 100000.
Only few years ago there was not sim
gle Republican vote cast at Clinton, KY. !;
but corps of New England school-teachers
Invaded the place, and the result is that a
Republican Mayor and three Republican
Councllmen have just been elected there.
President Gilman of Johns Hopkins uni
versity has declined all idea of going to Sen
ator Stanford'S new California university.
His suggestion for the place was President
Franklin Carter of Williams college, with
whom DR.. Gilman has had an interview re-
gardlng the matter DIR. Carter, however
declines to consider the question even in this
early stage Of suggestion
The association of Pickett's division have
decided to erect monument to Gen. Pick
EFT over his grave in Hollywood cemetery.
Richmond, and not in Gettysburg. They
will probably not go to Gettysburg at all this
summer, owing to the refusal of the battle
| field association of that place to allow them
| TO place their monument within the federal
| through.
The West Virginia Senatorial complica-
ton has been increased by the discovery that
Judge Faulkner, who was elected at the
special session of the Legislature, is disqual-
flied by reason of State law which prevents
Judges from being candidates for any Office
With the Governors nominee a Senator in
name only with no power to take his seat,
and the elected successor to Mr.. Camden dis
qualified, their seems every opportunity for
quite series "a contests.
1t is not generally known that Senator
Sherman has military record. He raised
brigade OF infantry, cavalry and artillery in
OHIO during the first year Of the war, which
he commanded as a Colonel until President
Lincoln wrote TO him that there were plenty
of men to command troops, but few who
could take his (Sherman's) place in the SEN
ate. Then he relinquished his military
dreams and resumed that career as a states
man, which was to prove so useful to the
country and so highly honorable to himself.
Lord Colin Campbell has been declared a
bankrupt on the petition of the Duke of
Marlborough, the dissolute noblelnan who
was made correspondent in Lord COINS
divorce suit against his wife. Bankruptcy
is in England graver matter than in this
country, and involves special disgrace to
titled family. The Duke of Marlborough,
| himself divorced and thoroughly disgrdced
man, to whom such a matter as being called
| into court as correspondent in divorce case
was simply an additional episode is appar-
emily determined TO put Lord Colin Camp
bell through the hard mill of bankruptcy, as
older brother of Lord Randolph Churchill.
The London correspondent of the Liver
pool Mercury remarks "The Queens love
for anything like a circus is delightfully."- in
fantile. Her Majesty has been to see Buff
falo Bill, and enjoyed the war dance of the
red men, which is certainly one of the most
extraordinary exhibitions ever seen in Lon
den. From distance it looks as if they had
thrown off all their clothes in the enthusiasm
OF the moment and displayed their painted
bodies to the multitude. Her Majesty was
also delighted with the excitement of the at
tacks upou stage coach on lonely rancho.
1t is said to be her Majesty's enjoyment of
all feats in which horses take part which at
tracts her to such show as that of the wild
West
Mr.. Moody's Second Summer Bible School
for college students will open at Mortified
June 30 and last fortnight. Mr.. Moody
will himself be in charge, and will be assist
ed by Rev. DR.. John A. Broadus of Louis
vile, KY, Prof l.. T. Townsend of Boston
University, ex-President Mark Hopkins of
Williamstown, Rev. Dr. Arthur T. Pierson
OF Philadelphia Rev. w. II. Marques of
fuiton. Mo-, and Messrs. r. P. Wilder and
D. ~ forman, who have been visiting COL
leges during the past year in the interest of
foreign missions. Bible teachers from Eng
lana nave also been invited, as well as Eng
llsh university students. The school viii
nave morning and evening sessions instead
Of one session daily, as last year, bnt the az
ternoons will be free, and outdoor atbietics
have been arranged for this part of the dav
Athletic grounds baye been prepared stu.
dents are warned to bring costumes for hall
tennis, bathing and boating and meetings
between o'clock and g for other purposes
than physical recreation will be discounte-
nanced